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Photo by mehdhalaouate
Yamdena island, the Tanimbars, Indonesia, August 2006
Macropygia timorlaoensis

Identification

Smaller than Brown Cuckoo-Dove

Distribution

Found on Tanimbar Islands (Yamdena, Larat and Selaru), Indonesia.

Taxonomy

Formerly included in Dusky Cuckoo-Dove.
This is a monotypic species.

Habitat

Behaviour

A shy bird.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2016. IOC World Bird Names (version 6.2). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.
  3. Avibase
  4. Wikipedia
  5. BF Member observations

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